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ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Before Robert Fenner joined the NCUA as a staff attorney immediately after graduating from George Washington University Law School in 1974, he “didn’t even know what a credit union was.”

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Three years ago, when the financial situations of many Americans began heading for a fall, the New York City-based, $1.6 billion, 320,000-member Municipal Credit Union took the opportunity to advertise how its services could help consumers manage their struggles.

The blockbuster credit union trial of the summer won’t happen. That is the news out of Birmingham, Ala., as word circulated that the headliner suit filed by Corporate America against an all-star roster of credit union luminaries who had been officers and directors of failed U.S. Central has been settled...

With NCUA deadlines nearing on recapitalizing the corporates, the jockeying among credit unions and corporates about the shape of provider services focused on the Mountain States last week with at least two state trade groups paying attention to the fate of the $1.9 billion SunCorp.

It’s easy for credit unions to make assumptions about Gen Y. For example, they’re all techies in search of the latest gadget. The only way to grab their attention through advertising is with bells and whistles. And forget seeing them inside a branch–they only bank at ATMs or on mobile...

With today’s economy still sputtering, credit unions–and just about any other organization across the nation–remain vigilant about cutting costs to survive and hopefully thrive when the economy returns to good health.

CUA Board Chairman Debbie Matz has a right to her opinion about the Dodd-Frank Act. No matter how wrong. And as her July 27 Guest Opinion so clearly demonstrated, on the topic of the Dodd-Frank Act, Matz is really, really, really wrong.

If the folks who manage automotive lending at credit unions are feeling a little queasy these days, it’s with good reason. Watching their market share the past four years has been akin to spending a long weekend at an amusement park, going up and down on the world’s steepest and...

First Premier Bank, a credit card issuer that specializes in issuing credit cards for consumer with low credit scores or without credit scores, has sued to block regulations that it said would put it out of business.

Credit unions and community banks using COCC as their service bureau for core processing will now be offered an integrated enterprise risk management solution from Fortress Risk Management, the Connecticut companies said.